CVE-2020-16894
7.7
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.1 / Impact: 4.0
Source: NVD (Secondary)
Description
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) on a host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the host server to crash.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker who already has a privileged account on a guest operating system, running as a virtual machine, could run a specially crafted application that causes a host machine to crash.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Windows NAT accesses the host.</p>
Affected (2)
Products: Microsoft: Windows 10, Windows Server 2016
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 1607 | |
| All versions |
References (2)
Source: secure@microsoft.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
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